The Denver Nuggets are preparing to matchup with the Golden State Warriors on Saturday night. While the Warriors are preparing for their superstar point guard, Stephen Curry, to return soon, Nuggets fans are still patiently waiting on a definitive timeline for their point guard to return. Jamal Murray has been out since last April since he tragically tore his ACL ironically enough, against the Warriors. The hypothesis’ for Murray’s return have been all over the place this season. Some have said to expect Jamal to sit out the whole year. Some expected him to suit up for the last month of the year. Finally, some also expect him to make his debut during the playoffs. With all of this in mind, head coach, Michael Malone recently delivered an eye-brow raising update on the Blue Arrow.
Jamal Murray Injury
In what was a blowout that was already decided in April of 2021, tragedy struck Nuggets Nation. Many fault Malone for having Denver’s second-best player still on the court in a game where the outcome was all but a foregone conclusion. With only 50 seconds left in the game, Jamal Murray drove into the paint only to have the ball knocked out and off him giving the Warriors possession of the ball. However, Nuggets fans everywhere had other concerns as Jamal was clearly in pain.
Replays showed a nasty twist of the knee where the result was unfortunately a torn ACL. Before that point, Denver had looked like a serious championship contender with their new core. Murray, Michael Porter, and Nikola Jokic were thriving off of each other. The new addition, Aaron Gordon, had found a true home in Denver while the rest of the supporting cast was also following suit. Without their up and coming star in Jamal Murray, the Denver Nuggets came up in short in the second round of the playoffs last year.
Latest Updates on Murray
Per Vic Lombardi, Nuggets President of Basketball of Operations, Tim Connelly, recently said, “Not at all. When Jamal feels like he’s…